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SET FILES with OneSearch^®, Duplicate Detection, or IDPAT

Use the SET FILES command in OneSearch to rearrange the order in which duplicates are removed. When duplicates are removed with the REMOVE DUPLICATE (RD) command, the first file in the SET FILES command is given priority, i.e., records that are to be retained are extracted from the first file on the list in which they are found. The default order is the order specified in the BEGIN command.

It is not necessary to list all of the files when using SET FILES to change file order; you only need to list those files that must be processed first. Use the SHOW FILES command to review the file order list, then use SET FILES to change the order.

Note: The SET FILES command cannot be abbreviated to SF in OneSearch.

• To change the order of files in OneSearch:

?show files
File  55:Biosis Previews(R) 1993-2008/Feb W4
         (c) 2008 The Thomson Corporation
File  34:SciSearch(R) Cited Ref Sci 1990-2008/Mar W1
         (c) 2008 The Thomson Corporation
File  99:Wilson Appl. Sci & Tech Abs 1983-2008/Jan
         (c) 2008 The HW Wilson Co.

?set files 34,99,55

New file order: 34,99,55

?show files
File  34:SciSearch(R) Cited Ref Sci 1990-2008/Mar W1
         (c) 2008 The Thomson Corporation
File  99:Wilson Appl. Sci & Tech Abs 1983-2008/Jan
         (c) 2008 The HW Wilson Co.
File  55:Biosis Previews(R) 1993-2008/Feb W4
         (c) 2008 The Thomson Corporation

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